Estadio Azteca is a football stadium located in Mexico City. It is the official home of football team Club América, as well as the Mexico national team. The stadium sits at an altitude of 2,200 m above sea level. With a capacity of 87,523, it is the largest stadium in Latin America and the sixth-largest association football stadium in the world.
Stadium's interior
Stadium in the year 1986
Picture taken on 25 September 2011 before a match between Club America and Club Tijuana.
Bench area and side stand
Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V., commonly known as Club América, is a professional football club based in Mexico City. Nicknamed Las Águilas, it competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football. The club was founded in 1916, and since 1959 has been owned by mass media company Televisa. The team plays its home games at the Estadio Azteca, the largest stadium in Latin America and one of the largest in the world.
The Club América team which won the 1924–25 Primera Fuerza, considered the club's first honour in its history. Modern tallies of official honours do not take into account América's four Primera Fuerza titles.
América in the 2006 FIFA Club World Cup playing against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (South Korea)
A panorama of the Estadio Azteca during a league match against Tecos
América supporters at Estadio Azteca in 2019